DETROIT, MI -- Three projects were approved Tuesday by the Michigan Film Office for digital media incentives from the state that are expected to give southeast Michigan a creative boost.

Two of the projects — "Health Games for Kids" and "Santa & His Elves" — will be produced and/or developed in the Metro Detroit suburbs of Southfield and Bloomfield Hills.

A project entitled "Scrap Yard" will be developed in Saline, Mich., near Ann Arbor.

"Michigan is home to some terrific digital media talent and infrastructure," Michigan Film Office director Margaret O’Riley said in a statement. "These projects add to a strong foundation as we work to attract new digital media and video game development projects to the state."

"Health Games for Kids" is a mobile video game "designed to entertain and engage young children with fun, active play," according to a press release.

The game is being developed by Southfield-based PIXO Group and will be distributed through the Apple App store and the Google PLAY Mobile App marketplace.

This project was awarded an incentive of $48,261 on $138,877 of projected in-state expenditures.

Eleven new hires, with a full-time equivalent of three jobs, will complete the work alongside existing employees at PIXO Group.

"Santa & His Elves" is a mobile smartphone and tablet application "geared toward families with small children to enhance the enchantment of traditional folklore."

Work on the app is being done at BELIEVE in Bloomfield Hills by 15 new hires and a full-time equivalent of two jobs.

The project was awarded an incentive of $59,682 on $177,677 of projected in-state expenditures.

"Scrap Yard" is a 2D multiplayer combat video game that is being developed for Windows, and potentially other platforms.

The game is being developed at Quantum Signal LLC (QS) in Saline.

The project was awarded an incentive of $192,055 on $711,316 of projected in-state expenditures. Existing QS staff, in addition to one new hire, will complete the work.

In the fiscal year of 2014, 17 projects have been awarded $59,187,318 on $228,413,685 of approved production expenditures for the year.

These projects are expected to create 1,526 hires with a full time equivalent of 1,208 jobs.

The Michigan Film Office was created in 1979 to assist and attract incoming production companies and promote the growth of Michigan’s own film industry.